Extract from
The History of the Circus in New Zealand
.... When some of the performers became older they managed carnival activities. George Carian no longer rode his '?trick horse', Chief, while he reared and walked on his back legs, but operated carnival activities such as the merry-go-round.
His wife, Ruby, eventually stopped walking the tightrope and went on to supervise the Laughing Clowns caravan.
Source -http://jamesfaganhistoryblog.blogspot.my/2013/06/the-history-of-circus-in-new-zealand.html